List of international trips made by Kim Jong Un
Appearance
The following is a list of international trips made by Kim Jong-un during his tenure as Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea. He has made five foreign trips to three countries since he took office as Supreme leader of North Korea in 2011. His first international state visit was to China in March 2018.
The number of visits per country where he travelled are:
- One visit to Singapore and South Korea
- Three visits to China
Summary of official trips
2018
Country | Locations visited | Date(s) | Leaders met | Details | Image |
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China | Beijing | March 25–28, 2018 | General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping | [1] Met with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, International Liaison Director Song Tao, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and members of the Communist Party Politburo.[2] | First trip outside of North Korean territory since taking power in 2011. Xi Jinping is the first international leader to meet Kim Jong-un. Classified as an Official state visit.|
South Korea | Peace House, Panmunjom, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) | April 27, 2018 | South Korean President Moon Jae-in | Moon Jae-in.[3][4] | Met with President|
China | Dalian | May 7–8, 2018 | General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping | [5][6] Second meeting with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping within the span of 40 days.[7] | Working visit.|
Singapore | Central Area, Sentosa Island |
June 10–12, 2018 | Lee Hsien Loong. Met with US President Donald Trump.[8][9][10][11] | Held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister||
China | Beijing | June 19–20, 2018 | General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping | paramount leader Xi Jinping.[12][13] | Third meeting with China's
Potential future trips
Country | Locations to visit | Date(s) | Leaders to meet | Details |
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TBA | TBA | After November 6, 2018 | U.S. President Donald Trump[14][15] | |
Russia | Moscow | Expected in the fall of 2018 | Official visit[16][17][18][19][20][21] | |
South Korea | Seoul | December 2018 | South Korean President Moon Jae-in | September 2018 inter-Korean summit, Kim & Moon announced Kim would visit Seoul by the end of the year.[22] Following the summit's conclusion, it was reported from South Korea’s Yonhap news agency that the visit would happen in December 2018.[23] | Official visit. During the
See also
- List of presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in
- 2017–18 North Korea crisis
- Kim–Xi meetings
- Inter-Korean summits
- April 2018 inter-Korean summit
- 2018 North Korea–United States summit
- North Korean leaders' trains
- Ilyushin Il-62
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- ^ "Trump meets Kim in Singapore and predicts 'terrific relationship'".
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- ^ Ankit, Panda (2018-09-11). "A Second Trump-Kim Summit Looks Likelier Than Ever". thediplomat. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ Zhenhua, Lu (2018-09-26). "Second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un may be held 'after October'". scmp.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Putin invites Kim to Russia in September". Nikkei Asian Review.
- ^ "Putin Invites Kim Jong-un to Russia in September - National Review". 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Putin invites 'comrade' Kim Jong Un to visit Russia".
- ^ "Vladimir Putin invites Kim Jong Un to Russia in September".
- ^ CNBC (4 June 2018). "Putin reportedly invited North Korea's Kim Jong Un to visit Russia in September".
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- ^ https://www.nst.com.my/world/2018/09/413796/kim-jong-un-visit-seoul-december